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DateNews
01-01-2026How Coinbase and betting sites will challenge Polymarket and Kalshi’s $4bn lead in 2026
02-01-2026Russia’s little-known $13bn crypto secret set for 2026 takeoff
02-01-2026Vitalik Buterin maps Ethereum’s 2026 rebellion against centralised ‘overlords’
02-01-2026Man behind $4.5bn Bitfinex Bitcoin heist thanks Trump law for early release
02-01-2026What BlackRock, Coinbase and 11 other industry giants predict for crypto in 2026
02-01-2026Pepe memecoin jumps 34% as crypto influencer calls for record 2026 rally
02-01-2026DL News stories that shook the crypto industry in 2025
02-01-2026Bitcoin treasury slump deepens as 40% trade at discount: ‘It’s an abomination’
03-01-2026Top 10 crypto fundraising rounds in 2025 — and what they mean for 2026
03-01-2026SEC’s lone Democratic commissioner and crypto skeptic Caroline Crenshaw to depart
03-01-2026Bitcoin just had its least volatile year ever — here’s what 2026 will bring
03-01-2026Bitcoin miner Bitfarms exits Latin America with $30m sale to focus on AI
04-01-2026Bitcoin prices unmoved by US’ Venezuela strikes – but experts warn of Monday market turbulence
04-01-2026Coinbase says it plans to return to Argentina ahead of ‘temporary’ exit
05-01-2026How Trump’s crypto empire fared in 2025 — and what comes next
05-01-2026How Trump’s Venezuela gambit is seen to boost Bitcoin price in 2026
05-01-2026Ethereum to $250,000? Tom Lee charts targets as Bitmine stock price jumps
05-01-2026Ledger reveals payments partner leaked customer names, contact information in new data breach
05-01-2026Beijing taps WeBank, Alipay’s MYBank, and eight banks to pay interest on digital yuan holdings
05-01-2026What I learned attending crypto courtroom dramas in 2025
05-01-2026Ethereum ‘solved’ the blockchain trilemma: Vitalik
06-01-2026Bitcoin buyers target $100,000 by the end January. Here’s six reasons to be bullish
06-01-2026Third of Bitcoin vulnerable to quantum attack, warns Coinbase research chief
06-01-2026Lighter token bounces 37% as protocol begins buybacks and whales buy in
06-01-2026Why Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs just scooped up $1.5bn and what happens next
06-01-2026Hacked crypto exchanges face fines worth 10% of stolen assets
06-01-2026Russia’s digital ruble will undercut its own card payment system, says analyst
06-01-2026Pro-crypto senator Cynthia Lummis worried over government’s reported Bitcoin sales
06-01-2026What DeFi protocols expect in 2026
06-01-2026Prediction markets? Not for politicians, says US congressman
07-01-20262025 in memecoins: Trump’s token, scandals, ETFs and lawsuits
07-01-2026Morgan Stanley joins Bitcoin ETF rush. Why that’s bullish for price in 2026
07-01-2026Why XRP price jumped 25% in 2026 as ETF inflows top $1 billion
07-01-2026Metaplanet confirms $451m Bitcoin spend as treasuries ride crypto market price wave
07-01-2026Why Bitcoin price rally ‘won’t bail out’ dying digital asset treasuries
07-01-2026Bitcoin to $200,000? Arthur Hayes says Maduro capture will fuel price rally
07-01-2026Popular collective crypto trading strategy is vulnerable to losses and insider exploitation, according to new research
07-01-2026Prosecutors appeal acquittal of Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg
07-01-2026Brazilian presidential hopeful calls for launch of national Bitcoin reserve
07-01-2026Crypto pig butchering kingpin who lost $15bn in Bitcoin to US gov. arrested in Cambodia
07-01-2026Solana Mobile to airdrop 20% of smartphone token supply this month
08-01-2026PayPal, Stripe and other fintech giants flex crypto muscles — ‘2026 is going to be massive’
08-01-2026Bitcoin at $10,000? Gold rally jeopardises crypto price, warns Bloomberg strategist
08-01-2026Binance taps historic gold rally by launching commodities futures markets
08-01-2026Privacy coin Zcash sinks 20% after core developer team quits
08-01-2026Bithumb denies working with lawmaker to target rival Upbit
08-01-2026Crypto wrench attacks to surge following a violent 2025
08-01-2026China saw 75,000 blockchain firms founded in a year
08-01-2026Does Venezuela own a colossal Bitcoin hoard? Here’s everything we know
08-01-2026Ethereum staking bottleneck breaks as long-running exit queue clears
09-01-2026These two drivers will fuel double-digit Bitcoin rally to $102,000
09-01-2026Bitcoin to $53m? Yes, VanEck really just made that price prediction
09-01-2026Polygon rises 13% as blockchain’s developer unveils new stablecoin framework
09-01-2026How Trump-backed World Liberty Financial just joined crypto’s ‘regulated rails land-grab’
09-01-2026Distressed Bitcoin treasury? This is the only way to turn things around, says Mike Novogratz
09-01-2026Truebit hit by $26m exploit as attackers increasingly target older DeFi protocols
09-01-2026Inside the Zcash drama: a recap
09-01-2026How BlackRock, Revolut and finance firms bolster their crypto positions in 2026
09-01-2026As Senators race towards market structure vote, DeFi devs remain a sticking point
09-01-2026XRP ETFs rake in $1bn but some analysts are taking a contrarian view: ‘Expect minimal growth’
09-01-2026Ripple acquires UK approvals to expand payments business
10-01-2026Why crypto M&A deals in 2026 are expected to surpass record $37bn
10-01-2026Bitcoin, Ethereum lie flat following negative ETF flows
10-01-2026Stablecoin firm Rain boosts valuation to $1.95b in latest fundraise
11-01-2026Russian patents office green-lights Tether’s tokenisation trademark request
11-01-2026Bitcoin miner moves $181 million, as expert speaks of ‘key inflection point’
12-01-2026Will the Bitcoin price benefit from the ‘debasement trade’ in 2026?
12-01-2026Bitcoin price to surge as Trump pushes debasement trade ‘into overdrive,’ analysts say
12-01-2026Bitcoin price up after Fed chair vows to fight new Trump attack
12-01-2026Why did Monero just hit an all-time high? ‘We’ve allowed increasingly dystopian systems to exist’
12-01-2026Bitcoin prices to remain stagnant in coming days, mining firm predicts
12-01-2026Ethereum to $40,000? Why one analyst expects the second-biggest crypto to outperform Bitcoin
12-01-2026Russian boomers want their pensions paid in crypto, government body reveals
12-01-2026Bitcoin faces fresh test as Fed feud with Trump escalates
13-01-2026Bitmine stakes $4bn Ethereum. Why Tom Lee forecasts price jump in 2026
13-01-2026Eric Adams’ memecoin team deflects after 82% crash: ‘Our partners had to rebalance the liquidity’
13-01-2026Crypto exchange Korbit accepts regulator’s $2m anti-money laundering violations fine
13-01-2026Drug kingpin who used Bitcoin to launder millions gets 20 years in prison
13-01-2026BNB Chain to get 40% speed boost in upcoming Fermi upgrade
13-01-2026Pump.fun exec says ‘most lose’ on memecoin platform, lawsuit alleges
13-01-2026Michael Saylor slams interviewer for questioning Bitcoin treasury model: ‘Ignorant and offensive’
13-01-2026Why has Solana stablecoin action boomed over the past year?
14-01-2026Crypto decries stablecoin change in Senate market structure bill
14-01-2026Why US crypto bill marks biggest surveillance state expansion since the Patriot Act: Galaxy
14-01-2026Bitcoin price up after Strategy buys $1.3bn in biggest haul since July
14-01-2026Alt season is dead. Three things could revive it, Wintermute says
14-01-2026Savers raid bank accounts to buy Bitcoin, gold, and stocks, say experts
14-01-2026Bitcoin price to ‘go substantially higher’ if three things happen, Bitwise says
14-01-2026Bitcoin price surges to $97,500. Here’s what experts say will drive the price even higher
14-01-2026Human error on DeFi protocol turns $3.8m token swap into $112,000
14-01-2026XRP ETFs have been ‘pleasantly surprising’ but still have one thing to prove, according to Bitwise
14-01-2026Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pulls support for crypto bill on eve of Senate vote
14-01-2026Zcash price soars after SEC scraps investigation into privacy coin
14-01-2026Algorand Foundation returns to US, citing crypto-friendly pivot
15-01-2026Ethereum smashes $120bn staking record as price seen to hit $40,000
15-01-2026Vitalik Buterin, Sam Altman to attend Bitmine shareholder meeting as firm conducts key vote
15-01-2026CoinGecko CEO nods to $500m sale reports amid crypto M&A bonanza
15-01-2026Bitmine drops $200m into MrBeast as it takes aim at half-billion millennial and Gen Z audience
15-01-2026Why crypto projects are suddenly ditching Discord: It’s ‘full of scammers’
15-01-2026Solo ‘unknown’ Bitcoin miner hits the jackpot, scooping up $300,000 reward
15-01-2026Inside BlockDAG’s $442m crypto maze of missing miners, unpaid employees, and breached contracts
15-01-2026Ex-digital yuan chief ‘took $8m in crypto bribes while working at Chinese central bank’
15-01-2026XRP treasury Evernorth prepares for IPO: ‘The timing couldn’t be better’
15-01-2026Bitcoin price will pump with these catalysts, experts say
16-01-2026Crypto titans split as Senate delays vote on Clarity Act
16-01-2026Vitalik’s ‘alternative web’: three apps keep original spirit of Ethereum alive
16-01-2026Iran crypto balloons to $8bn with Bitcoin price up 2,000% as economy crumbles, Chainalysis finds
16-01-2026Investors in real-world asset platform Ondo brace for $737m of token unlocks
16-01-2026XRP firm to go public: How crypto IPOs will change in 2026
16-01-2026Arthur Hayes: Why Bitcoin is primed to rally to $110,000 price and beyond
16-01-2026Privacy coins continue to rally — how long will the hype last?
16-01-2026How Bitcoin price will fare amid Trump’s ‘Erdoganisation of Fed’
17-01-2026Arthur Hayes piles on as crypto startups raise $588m
17-01-2026USDT on Tron central to $1 billion money laundering scheme, feds say
17-01-2026Bitcoin-loving burger joint Steak ‘n Shake adds $10m to crypto treasury
17-01-2026Trump threatens legal action against JPMorgan in ongoing ‘debanking’ saga
18-01-2026Coinbase denies White House split claims as Clarity Act divisions deepen
18-01-2026Scam coin victims fume after court hands $5m fraudsters ‘lenient sentences’
19-01-2026Bitcoin price slides on Trump’s Greenland threat. Why $10,000 is back in play, says Bloomberg analyst
19-01-2026Bitcoin at $1.6m? How Greenland fears and dollar debasement will fuel price
19-01-2026Vitalik Buterin: Five reasons why Ethereum needs DAOs to thrive
19-01-2026Paradex announces rollback after perp exchange users report mass liquidations
19-01-2026Fraudsters jailed for laundering voice phishing ring’s $1m in USDT
19-01-2026A16z Crypto wants DeFi to ditch ‘code is law’ for ‘spec is law’ to combat $649m exploit problem
19-01-2026NYSE will launch tokenised securities trading platform with stablecoin funding
20-01-2026Bitcoin slips as ‘Sell America’ trade roars with Trump’s Greenland threats weighing on price
20-01-2026Plastic surgery chief used crypto to tuck away millions from Chinese payments, say customs officials
20-01-2026Charles Hoskinson slams Ripple CEO over Clarity Act draft. ‘Sorry Brad, it’s not better than chaos’
20-01-2026How a crypto scam pushed Ethereum transactions to an all-time high
20-01-2026How $29m AI initiative threatens crypto traders with ‘increased instability’
20-01-2026Strategy just bought Bitcoin worth $2bn despite a 60% drawdown in share prices
20-01-2026Ethereum to $250,000? Price slides but Bitmine buys $100m worth of tokens
21-01-2026Massachusetts to block Kalshi sports bets after judge’s ruling
21-01-2026Investors in crypto exchange for Pokémon cards furious as they lose 98% of their investments
21-01-2026Bitcoin traders brace for volatility as Trump heads to Davos and price trembles at $89,000
21-01-2026Stablecoins to hit $4tn? Three forces seen to fuel boom
21-01-2026Independent Zcash developer gets $1.2m boost from Winklevoss twins
21-01-2026Trump mentions importance of Bitcoin and crypto legislation at Davos in rambling speech
21-01-2026UBS CEO: ‘Blockchain is the future for traditional banking’
21-01-2026Russia’s top court just handed crypto holders a big win
21-01-2026Axie Infinity token jumps 123% as game devs push major rewards change
21-01-2026Bitcoin dips after Trump’s Davos speech but Greenland threats risk pushing price down to $75,000
21-01-2026Venezuelan stablecoin fever cools as ‘economic path forward becomes clearer,’ says economist
21-01-2026Bitcoin’s quantum threat sparks concern on Wall Street
22-01-2026TACO Thursday? Bitcoin price recovers to $90,000 after Trump walks back threats at Davos
22-01-2026Why BlackRock is bullish on Ethereum in 2026 despite price stall
22-01-2026Ripple CEO forecasts new all-time high in 2026 as Clarity Act hangs in the balance
22-01-2026Why BlackRock’s Larry Fink wants the entire financial system on ‘one common blockchain’
22-01-2026Brazilian police seize $126m in major crypto money laundering operation raids
22-01-2026South Korean banking giants seal deals ahead of stablecoin regulation
22-01-2026Bitcoin mining is about to get easier — again
22-01-2026BitGo kicks off 2026 IPO race as crypto custodian raises $213m
22-01-2026Bitcoin treasury CEO Jack Mallers drops Bitcoin-per-share metric as he takes jab at Michael Saylor
22-01-2026Trump sues JPMorgan Chase over alleged debanking in $5b lawsuit: reports
22-01-2026Brian Armstrong defends Bitcoin in tiff with French central banker
23-01-2026Ledger plots $4bn New York IPO: Here’s six other crypto firms planning to go public
23-01-2026Nomad hack: Crypto advocacy groups slam FTC ‘kill switch’ proposal
23-01-2026Delegates clash as Optimism token buyback proposal goes to a DAO vote
23-01-2026Hackers extort French crypto company Waltio after pinching data from 50,000 users
23-01-2026Watch out Warren Buffett. Ripple is coming for you, says analyst
23-01-2026CertiK plans IPO as firm works to regain trust after numerous blunders
23-01-2026Why CZ, industry leaders say AI will transform crypto in $20tn bonanza
23-01-2026Binance seeks EU MiCA license with Greek subsidiary
24-01-2026Trump uncertainty: Crypto startups raise $362m despite roaring ‘Sell America’ trade
24-01-2026SEC to dismiss Winklevoss Twins’ Gemini Earn lawsuit
24-01-2026Bitcoin price to hit $180,000 if it overcomes this hurdle, analyst says
24-01-2026Bitcoin price slumps after investors fast cash out of ETFs to avoid risk
24-01-2026Bitcoin holders slip into losses for first time in years as market signals bull-to-bear transition: report
25-01-2026Coinbase reportedly set to meet South Korean exchange chiefs amid takeover talk
25-01-2026Lawyer pocketed police officer clients’ cash — and used it to buy crypto
26-01-2026Three crypto takeaways from the World Economic Forum
26-01-2026Bitcoin falls to $86,100: Why Minneapolis shooting sparks new price slump fears
26-01-2026Hacker swipes $13.5m from Matcha Meta users as protocol reports security ‘incident’
26-01-2026Japanese finance firm hits back against Bitcoin ETF timeline: ‘2028 is too late’
26-01-2026UK crypto ‘debanking’ is getting worse, lobby group warns in damning report
26-01-2026Can sterling stablecoins catch digital dollars in 2026? ‘This isn’t about competing,’ says CEO
26-01-2026Supreme court judge to review Brazil’s ban on use of crypto in election campaigns
26-01-2026BlackRock eyes new Bitcoin ETF with premium
27-01-2026How digital yuan’s global push lays groundwork for day when ‘dollar isn’t king’
27-01-2026Ethereum ‘blob’ increase strains network, studies find
27-01-2026After BlackRock’s Ethereum nod: Tom Lee buys $118m of crypto as price dips
27-01-2026South Korean investors abandon crypto, back stocks after Trump tariff tirade
27-01-2026Strategy buys $264m Bitcoin during price dip as investors brace for 80% government shutdown chance
27-01-2026Hyperliquid token surges 25% amid commodities trading frenzy
27-01-2026South Korea’s Coinone exchange denies Coinbase takeover talks
27-01-2026DefiLlama acquires OTC data purveyor Bulletin: ‘It’s a bit like truffle hunting’
27-01-2026Four risks from stablecoins that drain $1.5tn from banks, says Standard Chartered
27-01-2026Ethereum Foundation heightens focus on looming quantum threat
27-01-2026Trouble for Circle as Tether launches ‘Made in America’ stablecoin
27-01-2026Why a drug trafficker turned to Bitcoin as digital coin of choice to import fentanyl
27-01-2026What Bitcoin traders are focused on as Fed rate decision looms
28-01-2026Gemini: EU lawmakers must listen to crypto industry or risk stifling innovation
28-01-2026Three reasons gold outshines Bitcoin price as threat of US government shutdown looms
28-01-2026Here’s when XRP price is seen to surge by 80% after Ripple Treasury launch
28-01-2026‘The Gavin effect’: How Polkadot became profitable for the first time in three years
28-01-2026Buying a home with crypto? Texas homebuilding giant to offer 2.9% mortgage
28-01-2026How Vitalik Buterin made $70,000 on Polymarket: Bet that ‘crazy things won’t happen’
28-01-2026How investors turn to gold-pegged cryptocurrencies to avoid taxes
28-01-2026Arthur Hayes: Bitcoin price will pump thanks to Fed printing money through Japan
28-01-2026Russian crypto regulation set for July rollout, says top lawmaker
28-01-2026How a Russian stablecoin drove a 400% surge in sanction-dodging crypto activity
28-01-2026Bitcoin miners see profits rise 150% amid US winter storm — by not mining Bitcoin
28-01-2026Bitcoin price flat after Fed keeps rates still and Powell keeps quiet on politics
29-01-2026Vitalik-backed MegaETH blockchain to launch in February
29-01-2026Wintermute: Five ways the $3tn crypto industry will transform the internet in 2026
29-01-2026SEC confirms securities laws still apply to tokenised stocks — and that’s a good thing
29-01-2026UK economic secretary declares deadline for sweeping new crypto laws. Here’s when
29-01-2026South Korean regulators bid to cap crypto exchange stakes at 20%
29-01-2026Kazakhstan’s central bank to bolster national crypto reserves with criminals’ Bitcoin
29-01-2026How the economy is heading for ‘reflation’ — and what that means for Bitcoin price
29-01-2026Bitcoin price dips fast as crypto joins Big Tech in market dive
29-01-2026Crypto bill advances in Senate committee despite Democrats’ Trump, DeFi concerns
29-01-2026Ripple Treasury won’t force crypto on sceptical clients, exec says
30-01-2026Bitcoin price sub $80,000? Investors flee amid tech selloff, government shutdown fears
30-01-2026Trump fans spent $550m on his family’s crypto token. Now they’re begging to get out
30-01-2026Senate Democrats suggest Trump officials’ crypto investments led to enforcement slowdown
30-01-2026What nuked Bitcoin? Price threatens to crash below $80,000
30-01-2026Who is Kevin Warsh and what will Trump’s Fed chair pick mean for Bitcoin
30-01-2026Bitcoin’s ‘digital gold’ narrative rattled as precious metals take the spotlight
30-01-2026TheDAO returns with $220m to fund Ethereum security 10 years after catastrophic hack
31-01-2026VCs indulge in $1.4bn crypto bonanza in January
31-01-2026Iranians tap decentralised networks to reveal depths of chaos as thousands revolt: ‘Living in hell’
31-01-2026Binance campaign triggered October crypto collapse, says OKX CEO
31-01-2026Bitcoin price plunges below $80,000 as $1.6b liquidation wave intensifies selloff
31-01-2026Tether records lower annual profit after boosting asset reserves